Inchon Port Authority (IPA) said that according to the level of 2 million 680 thousand TEU in 2016, Inchon port target in 2018 exceeded TEU container throughput of 3 million. Compared with 2 million 370 thousand TEU in 2015, the port throughput of Inchon port in 2016 increased by 12%.

June 2016, Inchon port to the middle east route opened, the Middle East has added 6 routes to Inchon port. Currently, the port to the United States, the Middle East and Africa, a total of 45 service routes. Among them, China is the largest trading partner of Inchon port, a huge contribution to increase the volume of port. According to statistics, from January 1, 2016 to December 15th, with China's trade volume reached 1 million 500 thousand TEU, an increase of 10%.